The Brazilian middleweight joined Anderson Silva and Tim Boetsch as one of the only fighters to stop YushinOkami inside the Octagon. While he's now considered one of the top contenders in the 185-pound division, Souza may have to be put on the shelf with a foot injury.

Souza joined flyweight star JussierFormiga and UFC newcomer Kevin Souza on the short list of UFC Fight Night 28 fighters who could be out of action for six months due to medical suspensions.

Formiga also injured his foot, but he did so in a less spectacular performance. The 28-year-old was unable to take Joseph Benavidez to the ground and paid the price in the form of a first-round knockout loss.

Meanwhile, Kevin Souza picked up a win over Felipe Arantes in his UFC debut. However, his right hand will need to go under the knife, which will delay his potential rise in the featherweight division.

The full list of UFC Fight Night 28 suspensions are as follows:

Glover Teixeira: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact

Ryan Bader: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact

Ronaldo Souza: suspended 180 days or until cleared by doctor, needs x-ray on right foot

YushinOkami: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact

Joseph Benavidez: suspended 14 days with seven days no contact

JussierFormiga: suspended 180 days or until cleared by doctor, needs x-ray on right foot

Piotr Hallmann: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact

Francisco Trinaldo: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact

Rafael Natal: suspended 14 days with seven days no contact

Tor Troeng: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact

Ali Bagautinov: suspended 14 days with seven days no contact

Marcos Vinicius: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact

Kevin Souza: suspended 180 days or until cleared by doctor, needs surgery on right hand

Felipe Arantes: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact

Lucas Martins: suspended 14 days with seven days no contact

Junior Hernandez: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact

Elias Silverio: suspended 14 days with seven days no contact

JoaoZeferino: suspended 14 days with seven days no contact

Ivan Jorge: suspended 14 days with seven days no contact

Keith Wisniewski: suspended 14 days with seven days no contact

Sean Spencer: suspended 21 days with 14 days no contact

Yuri Villefort: suspended 21 days with 14 days no contact

Sean Smith is a B/R MMA Featured Columnist. Follow him on Twitter @SeanSmithMMA.